Basketball game system

ABSTRACT

A frame supports as a base a plurality of goals rotatably. The goals are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the vertical axix from the view point of a player. Some goals hide others. When a ball shot by a player hits the frame of a goal. Then the goal rotates to guide the ball out of the goal. Unless a ball is directed to the central portion of the frame of the goal without hitting the frame, the possibility is low that the ball drops in the goal.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to a basketball game system using a targetsimilar to a goal or loop used to play basketball game.

BACKGROUND ART

While playing basketball game, players shoot free throws from the freethrow lane. Such free throw shoots are enjoyable even independent from abasketball game. The applicant developed a free throw game orcompetition, and proposed a basketball game system having nine hoops.Each goal consists of a goal ring and a ring net, and is mounted on thebackboard. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the system has three rows,each of which is composed of three goals 10. Nearer goals are lower thanfurther goals. In this example, the loop at the central position isarranged at the normal loop position for basketball games. When a playergets goal-in with all the loops using twelve balls or less, the playerwins the game. When the player miss five balls, the player looses thegame. Moreover, the applicant proposed another game system which has aslightly different loop position arrangement, and moves some loops rightand left and other loops up and down. The success rate decreases furtherwith this game system, and a player can enjoy the game much more. Thepresent invention accordingly aims at providing a basketball systemwhich asks a game player more excellent skills.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

According to one aspect of the present invention, in order to attain theabove mentioned object, a basketball game system comprises a basemember, and a plurality of goals mounted on the base member, at leastone of the goals being supported rotatably on the base member.

In this configuration, when a ball hits the frame of a goal, the goalrotates, and the possibility that the ball enters the goal is lowered.Therefore, a player is required a high game level, and can enjoy playingthe game much more.

The above mentioned aspect and other aspects of the present inventionare defined in the appended claims, and are fully described in thefollowing description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a prior art system.

FIG. 2 illustrates how to play the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows the plan view of the arrangement of the loops used in theembodiment.

FIG. 4 shows the front view of the arrangement of the loops used in theembodiment.

FIG. 5 shows the side view of the arrangement of the loops used in theembodiment.

FIG. 6 illustrates the characteristic operation of the loops used in theembodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates the attachment of the loop used in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 illustrates another attachment of the loop used in theembodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT OF THE INVENTION

The embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 2 illustrates how to play the embodiment of the invention, and inthis figure, a player shoots free throws to the nine goals 20 from thefree throw lane. For example, when the player shoot balls in all thegoals 20 with twelve balls or less, the player wins the game. Of course,victory or defeat can be decided according to the number of balls whichare shot in the goals 20. The respective goals 20 are indicated with thereference numbers of 1-9 for convenience sake. Of course, suchindications can be actually fixed.

FIG. 3 shows the plan view of the arrangement of the goals 20, and FIG.4 shows the front view of the same, and FIG. 4 shows the right side viewof the same. With reference to FIG. 3 through FIG. 5, the nine goals aremounted on the base frame 30 and the backboard 40. The backboard 40 isfixedly mounted on the base frame 30. As to the goals (No. 9, 6, 3) inthe right column when viewing from the front, further goal is higherthan nearer one. And, the goals 20 of No. 6 and No. 3 are arranged to behidden from the player by the goal 20 of No. 9. As to the goals in thecentral column, the middle goal 20 of No. 5 has the lowest position, andthe nearest goal 20 of No. 8 has the intermediate position, and thefurthest goal 20 of No. 2 has the highest position. In addition, as tothe goals 20 in the left column, nearer goal is higher than further one.Because the arrangement of goals 20 is thus designed asymmetrically withrespect to the vertical axis and in a random manner, it is difficult toshoot a ball in a goal 20.

In the example as shown in the figures, the No. 2 goal is mounted on thebackboard 40, and the No. 1 and No. 3 goals 20 are mounted the rearframe segment 31. The No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 goals 20 are mounted onthe central frame segment 32, and the No. 7, No. 8, and No. 9 goals 20are mounted on the front frame segment 33.

The goals 20 are the same as a usual goal used for a basketball game,and each consists of a goal ring 21 the inside diameter of which is 400mm and a ring net 22 attached to the goal ring 21 (refer to FIG. 6through FIG. 8). However, the bottom of the ring net 22 is closed suchthat the net 22 holds a ball which is shot in the ring. Therefore, it iseasy to determine whether or not a ball is shot in a goal 20. The No. 5goal 20 is arranged at the usual goal position.

The height positions of the rings of the respective goals 20 are shownin the table below.

height of ring of goal 20 (mm) No. of goal 20 3950 2 3650 3, 7 3350 4,6, 8 3050 1, 5, 9

Moreover, the rings of adjacent goals 20 are as shown in FIG. 2 arrangedat a interval of 225 mm, and the rings of the goals 20 in the rear roware apart from the backboard 30 by 150 mm.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the goals 20 of the embodiment aresupported rotatably. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a ball bearing 25is used which composed of an inner member 23, an outer member 24 andballs (not shown). The inner member supports the extension member 21 aof the goal ring 21 of a goal 20. The outer member is fixedly mounted onthe support frame 30 or the backboard 40. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 8, the extension member 21 a of the goal ring 21 is attached to theframe 30 or backboard 40 through a cylindrical member 26. The extensionmember 21 a of the goal ring 21 is rotatably supported by thecylindrical member 26 with lubricant material.

The loops are supported rotatably as mentioned above, the possibility islowered that a ball hitting the frame of a goal 20 drops in the goal.

As described above, in the embodiment, the right and left arrangement ofthe goals is asymmetry, and some goals hides others, and further, thegoals are supported rotatably. Therefore, it is difficult to shoot freethrows in the goals, and then the player enjoys the game.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described aboveand variants and modifications can be made. For example, only some ofthe goals may be supported rotatably, other being supported fixedly.Moreover, the size of the goal can be bigger or smaller though it haspreferably has the same size as the usual goal.

What is claimed is:
 1. A basketball game system comprising: a single backboard and a plurality of goals mounted at horizontally different locations in front of the backboard, at least one of the plurality of goals having a ring and rotation means for permitting non-motorized rotation of the ring respective to the backboard and around an horizontal axis extending frontwards perpendicular to said backboard such that said at least one of the plurality of goals rotates around the horizontal axis upon a ball hitting the ring of said at least one of the plurality of goals at a portion of the ring except at the horizontal axis, so that the ball hitting the ring at said portion of the ring falls out of said at least one of the plurality of goals with a high probability.
 2. The basketball game system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of goals are asymmetrically aligned along the backboard.
 3. The basketball game system according to claim 1, wherein there are nine goals in the system.
 4. The basketball game system according to claim 1, wherein a bottom of a ring net of each of the goals is closed.
 5. A basketball game system comprising: a single backboard and a plurality of goals mounted at horizontally different locations In front of the backboard, at least one of the plurality of goals having a ring rotatably mounted respective to the backboard via a bail bearing connection for rotation and around an horizontal axis extending frontwards perpendicular to said backboard such that said at least one of the plurality of goals only rotates around the horizontal axis upon a ball or object hitting the ring of said at least one of the plurality of goals at a portion of the ring except at the horizontal axis, so that the ball hitting the ring at said portion of the ring falls out of said at least one of the plurality of goals with a high probability.
 6. The basketball game system according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of goals are asymmetrically aligned along the backboard.
 7. The basketball game system according to claim 5, wherein there are nine goals in the system.
 8. The basketball game system according to claim 5, wherein a bottom of a ring net of each of the goals is closed. 